We Have the Plan to End Dog Racing Nationwide

We have spent the summer creating a new national plan to end dog racing, and
feel more optimistic than ever before that dog racing may soon end in several
states, including Florida and Iowa.

The Sunshine State is home to a majority of all dog tracks nationwide, 13,
and more greyhounds suffer in Florida than anywhere else. See our Florida page
at grey2kusa.org/action/fl.html. But happily, hope is on the horizon. Just this
morning, yet another racetrack publicly announced that it is losing money on
greyhound racing and would prefer to see it end. This is now the reality that
most Florida dog tracks face: their poker rooms and other gambling opportunities
remain popular, but they are losing money on live dog racing. See the article at
www.floridatoday.com/article/20100818/BUSINESS/8180325/1003/business/Group--Take-the-dogs-out.

Unfortunately, state law still requires that live racing continue in order
for dog tracks to offer other, more lucrative forms of betting. This coupling of
live racing and casino-type gambling is something we will work to change in the
next legislative session

This harmful linkage also exists in Iowa, where racetracks have slot machine
gambling, but are required by law to continue racing greyhounds at a loss.
Earlier this year, lawmakers considered a bill to allow Iowa racetracks to end
dog racing, but it did not pass. See our Iowa page at
www.grey2kusa.org/action/ia.html.

I‚m sure it won‚t surprise you that greyhound breeders have given hundreds of
thousands of dollars to Iowa political candidates, including some of the same
candidates who voted against sensible legislation this year to allow dog racing
to end. See the report here:
www.grey2kusa.org/pdf/Report%20on%20Iowa%20Campaign%20Contributions%20by%20Greyhound%20Breeders.pdf.
In fact, we recently released a report on campaign contributions by Iowa
greyhound breeders and their lobbyists.

Next session, in both Florida and Iowa, we would like to bring new bills to
make sure that greyhounds receive the help they so desperately need. But your
support is essential for our campaigns to succeed. Won‚t you please help?

Please make a donation today at
www.grey2kusa.org/support/donate.html. If everyone who receives this
e-mail contributes just $25, we will have the necessary funds to keep closing
down dog tracks nationwide. Let‚s go team!

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